I've never seen this mentioned here so for some really bum problems with your outboards here is the place to get your answers. This is not to take away from the knowledgeable people here, just another source of info.
http://forums.screamandfly.com/
Also, this site http://www.rickracers.com/ Gives a pretty good discount on parts for members.
No, I don't get anything out of it. They have been very helpful to me in the past so I'm just sharing this info with my crappie family in case you didn't know about them.